Hereditary - Definition
hereditary
adj 1: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity;
"an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically
transmitted features" [syn: familial, genetic,
hereditary, inherited, transmitted,
transmissible]
2: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal
rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore";
"hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible
tradition" [syn: ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial,
transmissible]